No New VH for a While?
Although the music machine named Edward Van Halen is never not creating more and more music (put it out! sell it online!), it does appear that the much-hoped-for new VH album with DLR won’t be happening anytime soon — and I feel obligated to say given the in/out nature of the band, “if it happens at all.”
That tidbit comes from Guitar World. It looks like Ed will be on the cover of the February 2008 Guitar World (out in January, timing to coincide with the launch of his new guitar — see below), and GuitarWorld.com has a few excerpts of the interview on its website. To wit:
When asked if we could expect any new music from him soon, the guitarist had this to say: “I’ll be making music ’til the day I die. I’ve done all kinds of stuff, and more is coming. I can’t tell you exactly when right now. Wolfgang is in the 12th grade and he needs to graduate first. Then I’m getting married in June. We’ll pick it up after that.â€
“The guitarist”?! Who writes this stuff?
Anyhow, in the meantime EVH fans with GAS supposedly will be able to pick up one of the new Fender-made EVH Wolfgang guitars, starting January. We’ll see how Fender prices that one in a recession economy. Just one tidbit on the new axe:
Regarding the slim profile of the Wolfgang neck, Van Halen commented, “It was a matter of closing my eyes and feeling it. We went back to some of my earlier guitars, like the striped guitar I had back in 1984. That’s the way I like it to feel. It’s nice. It’s like a sexy woman.â€
Last word: In case you thought of it, do NOT bother going to fender.com or evhgear.com to get any useful info on this axe. As usual, both sites are woefully…well, woeful.
Category: Edward Van Halen, Fender, Van Halen
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